Lord Dunmore's Camp Traditional Cache

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Backwoods Reviewer: As the owner has not responded to my prior note, I am archiving this listing.

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Hidden : 3/9/2007
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


These coordinates will take you to a marker. This was the Camp Site of Lord Dunmore. Tablet was placed by Esizabeth Zane Dew Chapter of D.A.R., 1774-1938. The stone lock weights it is mounted on were ones used in drawbridge at Harper Street crossing of the Hocking Canal. Stealh will be required because of it's location. Please bring your own pen or pencil.

Early settlers of the Ohio valley sought help from the colonial government in Williamsburg, Virginia to help their militia protect them from the Indians and make the land safe for settlement. In the summer of 1774 the royal governor of Virginia, John Murray, fourth earl of Dunmore, made plans to lead an army into the western territory. About 1200 men led by Lord Dunmore went to Pittsburgh and came down the Ohio River and landed at the confluence of the Ohio and Hocking Rivers. Here he built a crude stockade named Fort Gower for shelter and to store provisions. From here Dunmore followed the Hocking river west on their way to the Indian towns above the Scioto River. On their return trip Dunmore's troops stopped at various points along his route, one of which was a site near the west city limits of Nelsonville, Ohio. The site has been marked by a monument erected by the Daughtors of the American Revolution This monument was constructed using stones that were used as weights in the operation of a draw bridge at the Harper Street canal crossing

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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